Patient Portal Study

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Statistics for behavior patterns with patients connecting with their physicians after initial appointments

Appointment setting preferences segmented by age demographics

Contact preferences, such as email or phone, for different demographics

Preferences for receiving lab results and diagnoses

Statistics for behavior patterns with patients connecting with their physicians after initial appointments

Appointment setting preferences segmented by age demographics

Contact preferences, such as email or phone, for different demographics

Preferences for receiving lab results and diagnoses

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Patient portals are one of the main emerging technologies in US healthcare. Portals allow physicians to interact with patients outside of visits, easily distribute test results, and implement online appointment scheduling. While doctors have experienced mixed results in trying to encourage patient engagement with such systems, patient portals are almost certain to become widespread.

Many EHRs now feature integrated patient portals, and practices need at least five percent of their patients this year to use such a site, in order to qualify for Meaningful Use Stage 2 incentives. This can be accomplished by getting patients to view, download, or transmit health information over a portal, or send an online message to their provider. Physician response to these requirements has been well documented, but little research has been conducted on how patients feel about such a significant shift in patient-doctor communication.

In an effort to learn more about how patients wish to communicate with their doctors, we surveyed a random sample of 430 patients who had seen their primary care physician within the last year. Download the study to find the survey results.